HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Quarterly Report to City Council Oct - Dec 2014 (2)
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: NICOLE DAILEY, MANAGEMENT ANALYST
DATE: January 21, 2015
SUBJECT: Public Safety Advisory Commission Quarterly Report
The Public Safety Advisory Commission is pleased to present this summary of activities and actions for this quarter. This report covers the months of October, November and December
2014. The meeting of October 2014 was canceled.
Listed below are the current members of this Commission:
Jay Stewart, Chairperson
Stephen Gregory, Vice-Chairman
Chris Hyland, Commissioner
Myles
Ross, Commissioner
Valerie Sund, Commissioner
The Commission has held seven regular meetings since March 2014. Two meetings were canceled in July and October. These meetings involved
several key aspects regarding the safety of the City. Listed below are the presentations, future priorities, and actions taken during the November and December meeting.
PRESENTATIONS:
Lake Elsinore Police Department Motorized Office Unit
Lake Elsinore Unified School District Attendance Boundary Update
Crime Free Multi-Housing Program
Neighborhood Watch Program Review
ACTIONS
TAKEN:
Proposed Truck Route Ordinance Changes, New Main Street Truck Route Signs and Informational Materials. The last two meetings of 2014 were used to review, more closely, proposed
ordinance changes to Chapter 10.24 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code regarding Truck Routes. Minor updates were made to the ordinance including increasing the maximum gross weight
restrictions from three (3) to five (5) tons to accommodate the increasing size
and weight of vehicles. In addition, the Commission approved upgrading the existing “No Trucks Over 3 Tons” signs at either approach on Main Street with a larger, revised sign including
the ordinance number. Finally, the Commission approved a proposed flyer for distribution to downtown businesses to emphasize the importance of honoring the truck route and to encourage
their suppliers to help preserve Historic Main Street and other local road improvements. Due to the limited number of changes to the ordinance, it will likely be presented to the City
Council at a later date with other ordinances requiring minor clean up. In the interim, staff will be distributing the flyer to the businesses.
UPCOMING PRIORITIES:
Provide comments
and recommendations regarding proposed changes to the Nuisance Abatement and Overnight Camping ordinances for future consideration by the City Council.
Review, update or create City
ordinances related to lake activities such as towables, flyboarding and float tube anglers, swimming provisions and other safety related concerns ahead of the boating season.
Review
proposed skate park design to consider possible safety concerns and measures including pedestrian crosswalks and/or stop signs.
Actively promote the Commission as a place for the community
to come to learn about public safety programs in and offered for our community.
Distribute and promote a public safety related community survey to gather input from the community.
Begin
working with the school district to determine school sites requiring minor public safety and/or circulation improvements.
Develop a Public Safety Recognition Program for those who are
committed to and go above and beyond to ensure the safety of our community.